Item 8.01. Other Events.

PepsiCo announced today that it has withdrawn and will refile its notification and report forms filed with the Federal Trade Commission in order to provide the FTC an additional 30 days to review PepsiCo's proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock it does not already own in its two largest anchor bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and PepsiAmericas, Inc. under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 8.01.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release issued by PepsiCo, Inc., dated October 9, 2009, announcing that it has withdrawn and will refile its notifications and report forms filed with the Federal Trade Commission.

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